Kerala highway robbery case: Police interrogates top BJP leader of the state

On 3 April, three days before the assembly elections, Kerala Police questioned state BJP general secretary (organization) M Ganesan on Friday in connection with the alleged robbery of Rs 3.5 crore from a vehicle on the national highway between Thrissur and Ernakulam districts. Police sources said Ganesan, a senior RSS pracharak, was interrogated for three hours. BJP state office secretary G Girishin is likely to be questioned on Saturday. The case came to light on April 7, four days after the alleged robbery, when the driver of the vehicle complained to the police, claiming that he was transporting Rs 25 lakh related to Kozhikode-based RSS worker AK Dharmarajan, a real estate Was. Investor, who was robbed. However, as the police investigation progressed, the amount of money increased – Rs 1 crore was recovered from the premises of the gang arrested for the robbery.

, And based on the confession of the arrested people, investigators have concluded that the looted money could be Rs 3.5 crore. It is alleged that the money looted was part of BJP’s electoral fund for the assembly elections. “In the coming days, many people including BJP leaders will be given notice. All those who have doubts about the arrival and movement of money will be questioned. We are preparing the list on the basis of digital evidence. Those days those in contact with (robbery) Dharmarajan and others will be questioned to confirm some points, ”a police source said. Based on Dharmarajan’s statement, the police questioned BJP Alappuzha district secretary KG Karthi on Thursday. Karth was in contact with Dharmarajan before the robbery and in the days following the incident. .